bestfiction Chapter 501 The Orlando Magic with a strong starting lineup?
Chapter 501 The Orlando Magic with a strong starting lineup?
"The Magic will tell the Knicks who the championship will be this season!"
"No. [-] pick, Dayao?! Our Magic team also has a No. [-] pick! No worse than Dayao!"
"I can't wait to see Howard beat Dayao!"
"McGrady plus Howard, our Magic team has a stronger combination than the Lakers' OK combination!"
"Come on! I can't wait to see the Knicks being defeated by our Magic!"
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Before the game started, the Internet was full of all kinds of comments that the Magic could beat the Knicks.
But this is also normal.
Although Dayao just won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award in November.
But as the No. 2004 pick in the [-] draft, Howard's performance was indeed very impressive.
As one of the three top high school draft picks in NBA history (the other two are Kwame Brown in 2001 and LeBron James in 2003), Howard will also be the last high school student top pick in the entire league.
During the 2006-2007 season, the NBA banned high school players from directly jumping to the NBA.
A few days ago, in the training camp of the Magic team, Howard even jumped high on the spot and kissed the basket with his lips, conquering the players and staff of the Magic team.
And the photo of the "Basket Kiss" began to be published by major media.
Many fans were attracted by this young player and became his fans.
It is precisely because of this that Howard is often compared with Dayao.
The reason for this is also very simple.
Dayao is the best player among the top picks in recent years!
In his rookie season, he won the championship as an absolute main force.
Therefore, Howard, who has the same position and is a super talented center forward, will naturally be compared with Dayao.
Everyone wants to see if Howard can reach Yao's level.
It even surpassed Dayao's height.
Even some Knicks players think that Howard will be Yao's archenemy in his future career!
Only Han Ning was very calm.
In the original historical process, Dayao and Howard played against each other nine times.
Among them, Dayao led his team to win seven of them.
In the data comparison between the two, Dayao averaged 23.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 50.00% at [-]!
And Howard averaged only 12.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. As a center, his shooting percentage was only 40.00% and [-]!
Among these nine games, there was only one game in which Howard's score was higher than that of Dayao.
It can be said that Howard was completely restrained by Dayao.
After all, with Howard's technical characteristics, he is most afraid of players with a soft shooting touch, which makes it impossible for him to shrink his defensive coverage.
And Dayao's height of 2 meters, coupled with a soft jumper touch, made Howard hard to guard against.
Not to mention, the current Dayao has also learned the golden rooster's independent shooting action.
In addition, Dayao's current teammates are far stronger than his teammates in the original historical process!
At last.
The current Dayao can be said to be a full-level number.
And Howard is just a new number!
Many factors are mixed together.
How to lose? !
Han Ning just broke his head and couldn't figure out how to lose!
Therefore, the outside world is now more optimistic about Howard and the Magic.
Han Ning wanted to laugh even more.
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Walking into the TD Water House Center Arena, Han Ning was a little emotional.
In two years, the name of the arena will also change.
However, these have nothing to do with him.
At this time, the players of the two teams are warming up.
Han Ning set his sights on the starting players of the Magic.
McGrady, Dwight Howard, Hedo Turkoglu, Grant Hill, Jameer Nelson.
The starting lineup consists of five players.
It can indeed be called one of the strong teams to win the championship.
McGrady and Howard naturally needless to say.
Hedo Turkoglu is a small forward with the height of a power forward, and his slightly slower speed is one of his few shortcomings.
As a rare point forward in the league, he is good at initiating pick-and-rolls.The rhythm of the game is good, and it plays an engine-like role in the Magic's offensive system.
The most important thing is that his shooting ability is very strong!The technology is also very comprehensive!
Needless to say, Grant Hill is a veteran in the league.
As Jordan's successor, Hill was selected to the NBA All-Star team seven times, and defeated Michael Jordan in 1996 to become the All-Star vote leader. In 1997, he was selected to the NBA All-NBA First Team and was selected to the NBA All-NBA Second Team four times.
Of course, entering the All-Star lineup for the seventh time is a matter of this season.
The current Grant Hill has only made six All-Star appearances.
But it can also be seen from here that although Grant Hill is a little older now, his combat effectiveness is still very strong!
Among the entire starting lineup of the Magic, Jameer Nelson may be considered a shortcoming.
The height is a bit short, only 1.8 meters three.
But against Allen Iverson, it seemed just right.
A short and strong pick-and-roll point guard who is good at shooting with the ball and has a solid pass and control.
However, despite being diligent in confrontation, Jameer Nelson's speed is not fast.
Compared with Allen Iverson, there is also a big gap.
It is precisely because of this that Jameer Nelson is considered to be the shortcoming of this Magic team in the starting lineup.
Such a lineup, when any head coach in the league sees it, will feel a headache.
This strength is indeed strong!
But, Han Ning didn't think so!
What does the Knicks' favorite opponent look like? !
A team without strong post players!
The Magic do have strong inside players.
But Howard's playing style was naturally restrained by Dayao.
Is this different from not having strong inside players? !
no difference!
Done!
"beep!"
The whistle sounded and the game started.
Dayao and Howard stood in the midfield circle.
The referee tossed the basketball high.
Without any suspense, Howard was the first to touch the basketball and passed it to his teammates in the air.
The Magic took the lead in attacking.
The fans of the Magic team at the scene suddenly roared like a sky-shattering roar.
It seems that everyone wants to see their team can step on the Knicks.
At this time, in the Huaxia broadcast room, Zhang Weiping and Su Dong were explaining the current strength of the Magic team to the Huaxia fans with serious faces.